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Politics

It’s official: Stefanik is No. 3 House Republican

WASHINGTON — House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success. Stefanik, a Trump stalwart ...

Assemblyman tours and touts Tupper Lake growth

TUPPER LAKE — Last Friday, May 7, state Assemblyman Billy Jones visited Tupper Lake to get an update of the new economic developments happening in the village since his last visit. Mayor Paul Maroun scheduled a tour for the assemblyman to see the newly renovated baseball field, the ...

Cheney ousted as House Republican conference chair

With Rep. Elizabeth L. “Liz” Cheney ousted as House Republican Conference chair Wednesday, Rep. Elise M. Stefanik moved quickly to line up colleagues’ support for her to be named to the position. Rep. Cheney of Wyoming was voted out of the third-highest leadership position within the ...

Stefanik’s political evolution mirrors story of today’s GOP

NEW YORK — There was a time, not long ago, when Elise Stefanik would not say Donald Trump’s name. He was simply “my party’s presidential nominee,” she would say. The pragmatic northern New York congresswoman was far more focused on welcoming a new generation of voters to what she ...

GOP’s Astorino announces second run for governor

ALBANY — Former Westcester County executive Rob Astorino said Tuesday he’ll run for governor in 2022 in what would be his second bid to unseat Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Astorino, a Republican former radio industry professional and two-term Westchester County executive, promised ...